Google Acquires Motorola Mobility for $12.5 Billion

This entry was posted on August 17, 2011 by Pure Mobile.

Google will be acquiring Motorola in a surprising move that will shake up the mobile industry and will definitely change the way that the industry had from here on out. The acquisition will take place for a total of $12.5 billion overall, and will allow for the company to be able to put together an excellent portfolio to protect themselves and to take other companies to court.

Google will be competing with Apple and the unlocked iPhone 4, and this acquisition will allow them to secure a large amount of difference smart devices that will allow for them to be able to put together one of the largest mobile tech companies in the world. This acquisition is one of the largest that the industry has seen in recent years, and you can bet that there are many different companies upset about this acquisition. With Google already under investigation for having a monopoly over several parts of the tech industry, this acquisition is definitely not going to help them with their case if they do not have a monopoly.

Google is a company that is constantly repositioning themselves to shake up the industry, and this acquisition is not going to be any different for them. Their commitment to the Android platform is apparent with this purchase, as it will allow them to have more control over the devices that utilize Android such as unlocked Motorola Atrix and will also allow them to change their future for the better.

It is hard to think of acquisition in recent memory that shows as much of a shakeup as this one did. It has been an interesting week within the industry, but you can bet that this one will definitely change the industry quite a bit over the course of the next few months. Being able to get a hold of all of those different patterns will help Google in court, and will also allow them to produce new and exciting devices.